Technical Payroll Analyst

BA or Technical Payroll Analyst

Other titles : Business analyst, Technical analyst, Payroll analyst, Payroll Systems analyst, etc.

Hybrid 50%

Location : NY,NY

Contract : 9 months (possible extension based on client need)

The initiative for this project is to modernize and maintain payroll systems to ensure accurate and compliant processing of employee compensation and tax documentation. The Business Analyst will support key HR Payroll applications, focusing on implementing tax updates and regulatory changes, improving system reliability and data accuracy through rigorous testing and simulation, and translating business needs into actionable technical solutions. The role also ensures compliance with labor laws and contractual obligations, contributing to data integrity, transparency, and accountability in payroll operations. Additionally, the initiative promotes interoperability across related HR and timekeeping systems.

Top skills :

Business Analysis - experience analyzing and documenting business requirements, authoring functional and technical specifications, and translating them into actionable development tasks.

Payroll Systems - experience supporting Payroll (PMS) and W2 Amendment (W2AM) applications

Testing / QA - experience support both system and user acceptance testing

Mainframe experience (DB2, Cobol)

Job Description

• Analyze and document business requirements, author functional specifications, review functional

specifications with business owners for approval, and review functional specifications with technical staff

during transition to technical design and coding phases of the project.

during the transition to technical design and coding phases of the project.

transactional and pay calc based reports.

be expected to author test cases, execute test cases, and document the results.

user acceptance testing on their behalf, or both.

introduced errors into the processes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications :

(timekeeping) and CHRMS canned reports and Ad Hoc facility.

technical compatibility and end user satisfaction.

Flexible work from home options available.